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OnMoveID · Project

Fast-Track Digital Border Control Using Smartphones and Biometric Sensors

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Imagine walking through an airport or driving across a border without stopping at a booth to show your passport. Your phone acts like a digital key, while invisible sensors and cameras verify who you are as you move. It is like a high-tech version of a contactless payment, but for your identity and legal travel documents.

By the numbers
20 sec
Walk-through identification duration
10 sec
Drive-through passenger vehicle identification duration
2 min
Bus inspection duration
10 min
Initial registration duration
The business problem

What needed solving

Traditional border crossings cause significant delays and congestion due to manual document checks and stationary biometric scanning. This creates bottlenecks at airports, seaports, and land borders.

The solution

What was built

A digital identity system using an extended EUID wallet and a network of ultrasound and multispectral sensors for on-the-move person identification.

Audience

Who needs this

Airport infrastructure operatorsNational border security agenciesInternational transport logistics companiesDigital identity wallet providers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Aviation
enterprise
Target: Airport Operator

If you are an airport operator dealing with long queues at passport control — this project developed a walk-through identification system that reduces processing time to 20 seconds per person. This allows for much higher passenger throughput using smartphone and multispectral camera integration.

Border Security
enterprise
Target: Government Border Agency

If you are a border agency dealing with slow vehicle inspections — this project developed a drive-through system that identifies passengers in about 10 seconds. It uses multispectral cameras to verify identities without requiring vehicles to stop for long periods.

Public Transport
mid-size
Target: International Bus Carrier

If you are a bus company dealing with time-consuming manual document checks — this project developed a mobile inspection tool for officers to take images of passengers in about 2 minutes. This speeds up the crossing process for large groups of travelers.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or price of implementing this system?

Based on available project data, the specific cost or pricing model for the technology is not provided.

Can this be deployed at an industrial scale?

Yes, the project is designed for large-scale use at airports, seaports, and land borders, with testing planned in Finland, Slovakia, and the UK.

How is the intellectual property or licensing handled?

Based on available project data, there are no specific details regarding IP rights or licensing agreements.

How does this integrate with existing EU systems?

The system is designed to extend existing EU databases and management systems, specifically EES, VIS, and ETIAS, using the EUID wallet.

What is the timeline for deployment?

The project runs from 2025-09-01 to 2028-08-31, indicating that the technology will be refined and tested during this period.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily industry-driven with 8 industrial partners (53% of the group), including 6 SMEs. This high ratio of commercial entities across 12 countries suggests a strong focus on market viability and practical deployment rather than purely academic research.

How to reach the team

Contact UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI in Slovenia

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to connect with the OnMoveID consortium for early adoption opportunities.